Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors
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Theme: Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors – we’re searching for the murder mysteries, detectives noir, cozy, and humorous. This is our Mystery anthology and if you think it comes close to the genre, give us a shot.
There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story. However, we’ll be seriously impressed if you can work within Sci-Fi or Fantasy, but they won’t be the bulk of the accepted submissions. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion. Suspense and thrillers are encouraged over horror for this anthology, but a great horror story may rise to the top.
Theme: Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors – we’re searching for the murder mysteries, detectives noir, cozy, and humorous. This is our Mystery anthology and if you think it comes close to the genre, give us a shot.
There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story. However, we’ll be seriously impressed if you can work within Sci-Fi or Fantasy, but they won’t be the bulk of the accepted submissions. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion. Suspense and thrillers are encouraged over horror for this anthology, but a great horror story may rise to the top.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Humor
Mystery/Crime
Science Fiction
Suspense/Thriller
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
$20/piece
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
$20/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 2 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 48 | Average: 64.50 | Median: 64 | Max: 81
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
50.00% - avg 81 days
Rejected:
50.00% - avg 48 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
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Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(46 min | 46.00 average | 46 median | 46 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 2 October 2023
Last officially checked: 18 August 2025